Thread: More Than 900 Criminal Aliens, Immigration Fugitives Removed

More Than 900 Criminal Aliens, Immigration Fugitives Removed from the US

Jim Kouri

More than 900 criminal aliens, immigration fugitives, and immigration violators have been removed from the United States or are facing deportation today following a three-week enforcement surge by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Fugitive Operations Teams in California.
During the special operation, which concluded late yesterday, ICE officers located and arrested a total of 905 immigration violators throughout the state, including 137 here in the San Diego area. Of those arrested locally, 73 were immigration fugitives, aliens who have ignored final orders of deportation or who returned to the United States illegally after being removed. More than 40 percent of the aliens taken into custody in this area had criminal histories in addition to being in the country illegally.

Among those arrested by the Fugitive Operations Teams locally was a 30-year-old Mexican national who was convicted in 1997 for robbery and sentenced to four years in state prison. Last year, Cesar Hernandez-Gallardo lost his appeal to remain in the United States and failed to depart after being ordered deported by an immigration judge. ICE officers also arrested a 37-year-old Mexican national at his residence in Escondido, whose criminal record includes a prior conviction for burglary. He was ordered deported last June and lost his appeal to remain in the United States last month. The other criminal arrests included violent crimes for assault with a deadly weapon, carjacking, domestic violence and sexual assault.
In addition to the local Fugitive Operations Teams, ICE officers from the agency’s teams in Los Angeles and San Francisco were temporarily deployed to the area to assist with this enforcement action.

ICE’s Fugitive Operations Teams are tasked with identifying and arresting foreign nationals who have ignored final orders of deportation or have returned to the United States illegally after being removed. The teams prioritize cases involving immigration violators who pose a threat to national security and community safety. These include child sexual exploiters, suspected gang members, and those who have convictions for violent crimes.
“ICE is committed to restoring integrity to this country’s immigration system and that means ensuring that the removal orders handed down by the nation’s immigration courts are carried out,â€

[quote="Texan123"]Exactly. Where are the reports of large groups of border crossers being arrested? It appears the Border Patrol can only handle 1 or 2 at a time
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Border Patrol officials say 27,100 apprehensions were reported in the El Paso sector alone, as of Aug. 1 for the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30 . . .

Apprehensions are down 16% this year because fewer people are attempting to enter the country because of the bad economy of the U.S. making fewer jobs available and the new border fences are making it harder to enter the U.S.

http://www.abqjournal.com/news/state/ap ... -25-08.htm

That's a good start. They have been catching all kinds of them in Florida as well but on a regular basis. I wish they could come and do a raid in my condo complex. ICE has picked a few of them up but they should get them all. I bet they would have at least 200. Between the Eastern Europeans and Hispanic who live there and the cleaning and maintenance staff there would be several bus loads.

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Originally Posted by Texan123

Exactly. Where are the reports of large groups of border crossers being arrested? It appears the Border Patrol can only handle 1 or 2 at a time
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Border Patrol officials say 27,100 apprehensions were reported in the El Paso sector alone, as of Aug. 1 for the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30 . . .

Apprehensions are down 16% this year because fewer people are attempting to enter the country because of the bad economy of the U.S. making fewer jobs available and the new border fences are making it harder to enter the U.S.

http://www.abqjournal.com/news/state/ap ... -25-08.htm

end of June, 2008
El Paso Border Patrol Sector
268 miles of border
2,457 agents
27 miles of fence built so far
93 miles Ped. planned - 60 miles in West Texas & 33 miles in New Mexico

Southwest Border Patrol Sector Apprehensions
Fiscal Year----------2005---------200 6---------2007-------2008 (ends 9/30)
El Paso----------122,624-----122, 256----- 75,464----- 27,100(07/31)

-------El Paso Border Patrol Sector Apprehensions--------
----------OCT---NOV---DEC---JA N----FEB---MAR---APR----MAY--- JUN---JUL----AUG----SEP
FY2008--3605--2648--2014--3470 --3945--3129--2808--2034--1811 --1634
FY2007--6183--5098--4189--6570 --7482-10537--8957--6741--5632 --5109--4969--3997
FY2006-11027--8191 5668-11941-14457-18668-15238-1 2239--7664--6970--5027--5166

Southwest Border Patrol Sector Apprehensions
Fiscal Year-------------2005---------2006---------2007-------2008 (ends 9/30)
San Diego------------126,879-----142,104---- 152,460--- 135,683
El Centro--------------55,725-------61,465----- 55,883----- 35,018
Yuma-----------------138,492-----118,549----- 37,992------ 7,621 *
Tucson --------------439,053-----392,074---- 378,239--- 281,207
El Paso---------------122,624-----122,256----- 75,464----- 27,100
Marfa ------------------10,532--------7,520------- 5,536------ 4,699
Del Rio -----------------68,547------42,636----- 22,920----- 17,994
Laredo -----------------75,268------74,840----- 56,714------37,850
Rio Grande Valley --134,136----110,528------ 73,430----- 64,549
Apprehensions----1,189,108--1,071,972-----858,638----611,721(07/31)

Immigration sting nets 905 arrests in Calif.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says agents have arrested more than 900 people in California on immigration violations during a three-week sting targeting people who ignored deportation orders.
The agency said Friday that 495 of the 905 people arrested were targeted in the operation. The other 410 just happened to be on the scene when agents arrived.

Northern California accounted for the most arrests, with 441. The Los Angeles area followed with 327 arrests. The San Diego area accounted for the other 137.

ICE agents increasingly have been tracking people who ignore deportation orders. When authorities visit a suspect's last known address and find other immigrants, they ask them to prove they are in the country

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/200 ... ests_N.htm
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ICE Enforcement Surge Results in 137 arrests in San Diego area, 900 in CA.

http://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php ... 9&Itemid=2

D.H.S. News Release - www.dhs.gov

More than 900 Arrested in ICE California Surge ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested more than 300 foreign national workers at . . .

www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/enforcement/